SARS double-blow for tax evaders in South Africa

[BusinessTech]

SARS double-blow for tax evaders in South Africa

Law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr outlines a new tax case and what it means for South Africans.

 

[rvZA]

That is okay, understandable that a penalty and criminal conviction is not double jeopardy. I think the attorneys saw a loophole and thought they would take their chances. It, naturally failed.

Still, the good news however is that SARS cannot charge you criminally for the same crime twice.